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About Kanagaon Village

Kanagaon is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 188 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 312.4 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 188
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanagaon is the 83rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 312.4 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kanagaon

Kanagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanagaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanagaon from other places

Kanagaon lies about 24 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 55 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanagaon
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 24 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 24 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 55 km

Villages closest to Kanagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagaon village had a population of 366. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Kanagaon village has 188 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kanagaon is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagaon covers 312.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanagaon falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanagaon is Antagarh, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanagaon.

Kanagaon is about 24 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagaon is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 24 km away. Nārāinpur is about 24 km away. Antagarh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadhagaon (under 2 km), Kokpad (6.4 km) and Koliyari (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanagaon today is likely to be higher.

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